President Trump on Saturday challenged Democrats to speak up after Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee referred a woman to the FBI for “materially false statements” when she accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of raping her.“A vicious accuser of Justice Kavanaugh has just admitted that she was lying, her story was totally made up, or FAKE!” he tweeted. “Can you imagine if he didn’t become a Justice of the Supreme Court because of her disgusting False Statements. What about the others? Where are the Dems on this?”

The big story coming out of Tuesday’s midterm elections is how totally the news media missed the issue of what waves were building.

There was no red wave. If there had been, Republicans would have kept majority control of the U.S. House and had even more pickups in the Senate.

There was no blue wave. If there had been, Democrats would have gained control of the Senate.

There was an underreported green wave, which attempted to drown Republicans in left-wing money.

And there was the usual anti-Republican liberal media wave, which tried to prop up Democrats.

This was a fascinatingly complex election in which unique Republican personalities won re-election as governors in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maryland – three clearly blue states and one purple state in the Northeast.

The biggest change in this election was the sheer volume of money generated by left-wing billionaires and activist groups who hate President Trump.

In congressional race after congressional race, Republicans suddenly found millions of dollars poured in against them on a scale that resembled Senate races in the past.

House Republicans had hurt themselves by allowing the number of House incumbent retirees to become larger than any time since 1930, when the Brookings Institution started tracking congressional retirements. Breaking an 88-year record for retirees is a tough way to start an off-year election for the incumbent president’s party.

Despite this institutional disadvantage, President Trump’s House losses were far less than either the 54 seats President Clinton lost in 1994 or the 63 seats President Obama lost in 2010.

Measured against the Clinton and Obama standard, you would have to give President Trump an A+ for keeping Republican House losses to a minimum – and setting the stage for a Republican majority comeback in the 2020 presidential election.

In the Senate, the president, working with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., put together a great, focused campaign that has reversed historic norms and gained seats.

In fact, as I am writing this, it appears that enough Republicans will have won Senate seats that it will be far more difficult for Democrats to have a shot at winning a Senate majority in 2020 than anyone might have expected.

The best example of the green wave’s failure is Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas. He became the darling of the media – the left’s political rock star to battle Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who the media despises.

O’Rourke raised more than $70 million, a record for a U.S. Senate race – and an amount we used to associate with presidential campaigns. After all the liberal media hype, and the sheer volume of money from the green wave, O’Rourke lost.

Once again, the voters of Texas disappointed the liberal media by refusing to elect their darling.

Republicans gained Senate seats to an unprecedented degree, because President Trump personally crisscrossed the county holding massive rallies, which dwarfed the size of former President Obama’s rallies.

This was President Trump’s victory, and he and Sen. McConnell will use it well to continue getting judges and other nominees confirmed by the Senate, to block left-wing actions by the Democrats, and to set the stage for key legislative achievements the American people want (probably starting with infrastructure investments and reforms).

The president defeated both the money wave and the liberal media – and had a very successful midterm election for a first-term president.

Well ladies and gentlemen, the results of the debate/duel are in.
On the specified topic of "Is Trump a cult leader?" , neither of our duelists bothered to offer even one debate point as to why they think he is or isn't.
however, both did commit a number of violations of the specified rules. Below are the final scores:

RT57: -4
reedak: -2

So reedak is the winner with a score of -2.

Its as though two men stepped up to duel with each other , but neither actually fired a shot.
one participant was drunk and forgot his weapon and the other wasn't wearing any pants, so it comes down to who had less penalties.

But I should have won, because Trump is INNOCENT until proven guilty. Since reedak did not prove any guilt, I WIN by default. No defense was even needed!!! Kind of like a defendant in court declining to testify at all, yet he is still acquitted.

But I should have won, because Trump is INNOCENT until proven guilty. Since reedak did not prove any guilt, I WIN by default. No defense was even needed!!! Kind of like a defendant in court declining to testify at all, yet he is still acquitted.

this duel was less about Trump's innocence or guilt as much as it was about two members brandishing their weapons of debate (reasoning and logic) and going at it to the bitter end for the sake of their honor. unfortunately, this particular duel was more about who scratched the least amount of times.

this duel was less about Trump's innocence or guilt as much as it was about two members brandishing their weapons of debate (reasoning and logic) and going at it to the bitter end for the sake of their honor. unfortunately, this particular duel was more about who scratched the least amount of times.

But I should have won, because Trump is INNOCENT until proven guilty. Since reedak did not prove any guilt, I WIN by default. No defense was even needed!!! Kind of like a defendant in court declining to testify at all, yet he is still acquitted.

My great friend, I am glad not only to let you win this so-called "debate" but also hope you can run against your cult leader in the next presidential election. If you win the next election in 2020, I shall reveal who I am. As an additional bonus, I shall help you run the country well by becoming your adviser.

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